Erie—Lincoln was a provincial electoral district in

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, that elected members to the

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. The riding was first contested in 1999. Created from the former

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, Brant—Haldimand and Niagara South ridings, it was abolished upon the calling of the 2007 election. It was redistributed into Niagara West—Glanbrook, Haldimand—Norfolk,

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and

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. It consisted of the municipalities of

, West Lincoln, Wainfleet, Dunnville,

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and

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Members of Provincial Parliament

For its entire existence, the riding was represented by

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, from the

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Election results

External links

* Elections Ontario
1999 results
an
2003 results
{{DEFAULTSORT:Erie-Lincoln (provincial electoral district) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario